iOS 7 Programming Fundamentals

by Matt Neuburg

If you’re getting started with iOS development, or want a firmer grasp of the basics, this practical guide provides a clear view of its fundamental building blocks—Objective-C, Xcode, and Cocoa Touch. You’ll learn object-oriented concepts, understand how to use Apple’s development tools, and discover how Cocoa provides the underlying functionality iOS apps need to have. Dozens of example projects are available at GitHub.

Once you master the fundamentals, you’ll be ready to tackle the details of iOS app development with author Matt Neuburg’s companion guide, Programming iOS 7—coming in December 2013.


Explore the C language to learn how Objective-C works
Learn how instances are created, and why they’re so important
Tour the lifecycle of an Xcode project, from inception to App Store
Discover how to build interfaces with nibs and the nib editor
Explore Cocoa’s use of Objective-C linguistic features
Use Cocoa’s event-driven model and major design patterns
Learn the role of accessors, key-value coding, and properties
Understand the power of ARC-based object memory management
Send messages and data between Cocoa objects

Genres: Programming, Technology

1076 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2013

Reviews

[Raymond · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book on iOS programming fundamentals. You will not learn how to develop iOS apps with just this book. For that you will need another book such as the companion guide "Programming iOS 7" by the same author. This book is highly suggested if you are new to iOS development and I suggest you read this book before others on the topic. In the past I've gone straight into reading books that go over Objective-C and the Cocoa Frameworks but I missed a lot of understanding of the inner workings of Cocoa. This book fills that gap and give allows you to have a comprehensive understanding of iOS fundamentals.

[Yuandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to understand the basic concepts of Objective-C and Cocoa

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author has a great sense of humor. He has a PHD in classics. I'll be a great programmer one day!

[Антоан · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very detailed book, but it's much more concentrated on theory, with little practical examples.